The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·94068·Announced 1994-05-04

Scotsman Home Ice Cube Machines Recalled for Fire Risk

Scotsman is retrofitting approximately 121,000 home ice cube machines due to a potential fire risk. No injuries were reported, but property damage occurred.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with reported property damage (heat damage to walls/cabinets and smoke damage), which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' under the Severe category.

Plain-English summary

Scotsman Group, Inc. is announcing a voluntary retrofit program for approximately 121,000 Model DC33 Scotsman Home Ice Cube Machines sold nationwide. These units were manufactured prior to September 1991. The affected models include DC33A-1A, DC33A-1B, DC33A-1W, DC33PA-1A, DC33PA-1B, DC33PA-1W, and DC33PA-1A-PB. Scotsman commercial ice machines are not affected by this program.

The recall is due to a potential fire risk. Scotsman has received up to 10 reports of ice machines catching on fire. While no injuries were reported, the incidents resulted in damage to the ice machine itself, minor water damage from severed water lines, heat damage to surrounding walls or cabinets, and smoke damage.

Consumers should turn the unit's control knob to the "OFF" position and contact Scotsman at (800) 733-5383. They should provide their name, address, and the machine's serial number/date code. Consumers will then be referred to authorized repair/service centers in their area that will install a retrofit at no charge. The model number and serial number/date code are printed on a label affixed to the left side of the machine's base behind the front grill, and on some units, on a second label on the control box cover.

The recalled product

Product
Scotsman Home Ice Cube Machines
Manufacturer
Scotsman Home
Category
Consumer Product — Appliances
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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